1992, ISBN: 9781557500823

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 448 pages. Oversized book, measuring 10-3/4 inches by 8 inches… Mehr…

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 448 pages. Oversized book, measuring 10-3/4 inches by 8 inches. Includes Introduction, Acknowledgments, Appendix, Glossary, and an Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Topics covered include The First World War and the Origins of Air Combat; After the Somme; Post-War Austerity; Biplanes at their Zenith; The First Generation Monoplanes; The Monoplane supreme; The Dawn of the Jet Age; Technology for the Cold War. This book, an outstandingly detailed survey of 80 years of fighter development, is almost certainly the most detailed study of the entire development of the British fighting airplane. Nearly 400 types of airplane are fully described, along with their development and operational histories. The author, a recognized authority on British military aviation has divided his subject into nine sections, from the First World War and the Origins of Air Combat, through to The Dawn of the Jet Age, and Technology for the Cold War. In addition, he records the deployment of Fighter squadrons at various periods from July 1916 to January 1991., Naval Institute Press, 1992<